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10/17/1953 · DEED · book 33 page 654 doc 3655@33/654

From RUSSELL CLAYTON E
To DEMORRIS DANIEL N, DEMORRIS JENNIE E
Premises Lots 557 and 558 on Thomas P. Rea plat (Charlestown, Charlestown Beach Road, Thomas Street)

Back — where this land came from

deed Walter D. Johnson and Mae E. Johnson book 33 p 632 Charlestown
“Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Walter D. Johnson and Mae E. Johnson to this grantor”
◀ Follow back 1953 · DEED · JOHNSON MAE E; JOHNSON WALTER D → RUSSELL CLAYTON E · book 33 p 632
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1953 · DEED · JOHNSON MAE E; JOHNSON WALTER D → RUSSELL CLAYTON E · book 33 p 632
◀ 1950 · DEED · RUSSELL MARY A → RUSSELL CLAYTON E · book 32 p 54
◀ 1950 · PREL · INDUSTRIAL TRUST CO → RUSSELL CLAYTON E; RUSSELL MARY A · book 32 p 213
◀ 1950 · DEED · RATHBONE RICHARD A → RUSSELL CLAYTON E · book 32 p 217
◀ 1948 · RELEASE · WILSON GRAFTON M; WILSON MARION G → RUSSELL CLAYTON E; RUSSELL FRANCES L · book 30 p 188
◀ 1948 · DEED · GREENE JENNIE L; GREENE KATHRYN J; SWEET DOROTHY GREENE; SWEET ELWYN; → RUSSELL CLAYTON E; RUSSELL FRANCES L · book 30 p 684
◀ 1948 · DEED · DOBSON GILBERT S; DOBSON IRENE L → RUSSELL CLAYTON E; RUSSELL FRANCES L · book 30 p 693
◀ 1946 · DEED · NOYES MABELLE E; NOYES ROBERT L → RUSSELL CLAYTON E · book 30 p 1
◀ 1946 · DEED · WILSON GRAFTON M; WILSON MARION G → RUSSELL CLAYTON E; RUSSELL FRANCES L · book 30 p 187

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1952 · DEED · SQUIER LEONARD K; SQUIER MARGARET B → DALE DOROTHY A · book 33 p 38
“Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Clayton E. Russell to these Grantors”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma
Follow forward ▶ 1952 · DEED · REILLY THOMAS F; REILLY ANNA T BY ATTY → GRINNELL LEROY C; GRINNELL LILIAN F · book 33 p 284
“Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Clayton E. Russell to these Grantors”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1954 · DEED · DEMORRIS DANIEL N; DEMORRIS JENNIE E → PARTELO JAMES HOWARD · book 34 p 285
▶ 1954 · DEED · DEMORRIS DANIEL N; DEMORRIS JENNIE E → SMITH ARNOLD J; SMITH EDITH · book 34 p 284

The instrument's own words

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654 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND County of Providence In Cranston on this 24th day of November, A. D. 1952, before me personally appeared Martha W. Jenks, to me known and known by me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney, and acknowledged the same by her execution to be her free act and deed. WILLIAM A. GILMAN (Notarial Seal) Notary Public. Received for record October 17th, A. D. 1953 at 2:30 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk I, CLAYTON E. RUSSELL, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to DANIEL N. DEMORRIS and JENNIE E. DEMORRIS, husband and wife, both of said Town, County and State, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, meaning to the survivor, with WARRANTY COVENANTS (Description, and Incumbrances, if any) Those certain lot or parcels of lands, situated in said Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, being all of Lots Numbers 557 and 558 on that plat entitled, "Charlestown, R. I. Sea Area, owned and developed by Thomas P. Rea, Incorporated", Charlestown, Rhode Island, Scale 1" = 100 feet, dated July 25, 1954, K. W. Leighton, Civil Engineer, New Haven, Connecticut, and filed in the Office of the Recorder of Land Evidence of the Town of Charlestown. Said Lots together constitute one tract bounded lines as follows: WESTERLY : by Charlestown Beach Road, as shown on said plat, 95 feet, more or less; NORTHERLY : by lot #554, as shown on said plat, 111.4 feet, more or less; EASTERLY : by lot #557, as shown on said plat, 55 feet, more or less; and SOUTHERLY : by Thomas Street, as shown on said plat, 111.2 feet, more or less. This deed is subject to restrictions as contained on said Map or plat. Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Walter D. Johnson and Mae E. Johnson to this grantor, said deed being dated May 1, 1946, and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book 33, Pages 632 and 633. I, Clayton E. Russell, hereby covenant that I am an unmarried. WITNESS my hand this 6th day of October, 1953. CLAYTON E. RUSSELL (DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) ) County of Washington ) In Charlestown, on the 6th day of October, 1953, before me personally appeared Clayton E. Russell to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and be acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN, Notary Public Received for record October 17th, A. D. 1953 at 3:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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